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- From: jim@jimmc.chi.il.us (Jim McNicholas)
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.sgi,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions,rec.humor
- Subject: Re: Turning Indigo monitor off when unused
- Message-ID: <yNTHuB2w165w@jimmc.chi.il.us>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:46:21 GMT
- References: <TODD.92Nov17073810@todd.kastle.com>
- Reply-To: jim@jimmc.chi.il.us (Jim McNicholas)
- Organization: Prime Time Productions Aurora, Illinois
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- todd@kastle.com (Todd A. Scalzott) writes:
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- > In article <1992Nov16.203357.16203@cs.wayne.edu> atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu
- >
- > > Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.sgi,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions
- > > From: atems@igor.physics.wayne.edu (Dale Atems)
- > > Summary: Is it safe?
- > > Sender: usenet@cs.wayne.edu (Usenet News)
- > > Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
- > > Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:33:57 GMT
- > >
- > > The Mitusbishi monitor that came with our new R4K Indigo needs such a
- > > high brightness level to be readable that the glow is noticeable even
- > > when the screen is blanked, which can't be a good thing in the long
- > > term. Rather than twiddle with the brightness control (slow) every
- > > night and morning, I was wondering, is it safe to simply leave the
- > > monitor powered off when not in use?
- > >
- > Damn. This is a tricky one. Which model Mitsubishi monitor is it? Some
- > of them have rather intricate power-down sequences. I once had one that
- > had to be spun 360 degrees on its horizontal axis while chanting "I love my
- ^^^^^^^^^^^I got one of those make damn sure you go the
- right way (clock-wise, northern hemisphere: counter clock-
- wise, southern hemisphere) if you don't poof, the magnetic
- draw will allow it to de-tune the resonance coupler and you
- really don't wanna have to re-tune that!!!!
-
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